What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPullulan
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Phytate
Pantolactone
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Diisopropyl Adipate
EmollientPropylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol
Bleaching
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glucosylrutin
Antioxidant
Isoquercitrin
Antioxidant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Dimethicone
Emollient
Dehydroxanthan Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGellan Gum
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTrisodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Water, Alcohol Denat., Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Diisopropyl Adipate, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Distarch Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol, Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract, Glucosylrutin, Isoquercitrin, Glycine Soja Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Dimethicone, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Gellan Gum, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trisodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Parfum
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
